I want to apologize to members for not seeing your reports this morning regarding political comments posted on the forum. As someone surmised, I was up into the wee hours of the morning watching the election results and in fact was checking the forum for inappropriate posts. But then I succumbed to sleep and woke up late this morning and then got into conversation with Mrs. TVWB about a variety of subjects and just now checked the forum. I have removed the posts reported by members...please continue to report any that you see and I will attempt to resolve them in a timely fashion.
I have maintained this forum as a non-political space for over 24 years through 13 election cycles and will continue to do so as long as I am at the helm. Over the years of running this forum, I've come to believe that it's a good thing to have a space like this where people of different backgrounds and beliefs can come together and share a common bond over barbecuing and grilling, to focus for a few minutes each day on something that connects us and is not political in nature. This was not a goal of mine when I started this place, but with time I've come to appreciate the importance of this and it's something I'm very proud of.
I would encourage those who are tempted to make political posts to consider stepping away from the forum for a few days. I value the contributions of everyone here and don't want to be put in the position of having to suspend or close a member's account due to forum rules violations.
Thanks,
Chris
